Thursday, 9 July 2015
Iyaloja of Ijebu Ode assassinated
The Iyaloja-General of Ijebuland, Alhaja Sadia Elewuju
has been assassinated. She was 82 years old. Six men reportedly stormed her home in Ijebu Ode
Ogun state at about 3pm
yesterday July 8th and shot her at close range. Then they proceeded to cut her body with a machete.
Family sources say the octogenarian died while
she was being rushed to the hospital. Alhaja Elewuju was a very active
and outspoken woman on issues about politics in the state.
Okonjo Speaks: Jonathan Asked me to Withdraw $2bn From ECA for Subsidy Payment
Adams Oshiomole, the governor of Edo state had said there's been a
depletion in the funds from $4.1 billion as at November 2014 to $2.1
billion, even when there was no authorisation for any withdrawal from
the funds known to state chief executives.
But speaking in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant yesternight, Iweala said payments "made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,”
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”
But speaking in a statement issued by Paul Nwaibuikwu, her media assistant yesternight, Iweala said payments "made were used for paying for petroleum subsidies for the Nigerian people and were approved by Mr President,”
“Therefore there is no question of mismanaging any resources here,” she added
Okonjo-Iweala also said FAAC did not approve such expenditures, but “that all these expenditures were discussed at FAAC meetings attended by Finance Commissioners from the 36 states.”
Veteran actress, Sola Sobowale releases beautiful new photos
Court orders ex Jigawa gov, Sule Lamido and 2 sons remanded in prison till Sept 28th
A Federal high court sitting in Kano has ordered that former
governor of Jigawa state Sule Lamido and two of his sons, Aminu and
Mustapha be remanded in Kano Prison till September 28th
when their bail application will be heard. The former governor and his
sons are being accused of collecting bribe totaling N1.35 billion from
government contractors when he was governor. Picture above shows the
former governor and his sons arriving court this morning...
NATIONAL UPDATE TODAY 9 JULY 2015
• Oshiomhole seeks stiffer penalties for rapists
• Coroner recommends Synagogue church, others for prosecution
• Ondo enforces residency card in hospitals
• FRSC to prosecute owners of falling trucks
• FG to adopt fresh policy for IDPs
• We don’t owe workers salaries —A’Ibom
• B’Haram offers to swap detainees for Chibok girls
• Fake doctor to refund nine-year wage to FG
• EFCC grills ex-HoS, Oronsaye, invites Aliero, Yerima
• EFCC’s Worrisome Losing Streak
• Senate rules: I’ve no hand in alteration — Ekweremadu
• Delta governor: Why I encouraged my son to join politics — Pa Okowa
• Amina Zakari and her ‘Uncle’ Buhari
• 3 docked for stealing vehicle parts
• PDP chieftains brainstorm on causes of electoral woes
• How Ojo boat mishap occured – LASWA boss
• Suspected cultists attack Benue community, raze houses
• Recover N30bn given to coys as waivers to import rice, Senate tells CBN
• Boko Haram’s days are numbered —Buhari
• Ramadan: Watch out for Night of Majesty, Sultan tells Muslims
• Two suicide bombers kill 5, injure 5 others in Borno market
• Ogun Police warn officers against bribery, corruption
• Murder of a prof: Tragic drama of how not to be a millionaire
• Emefiele Turns Around Forex Depletion, Reserves Rise to $31.89bn
• Dogara Concedes House Leader's Post, Gbajabiamila Group Rejects Conditions
• T.B. Joshua's Church, Contractors Face Prosecution, Indicted for Criminal Negligence
• Senate Directs CBN to Recover Illegal N30bn Import Waivers
• Speakership Race: Tinubu Turns Back on Tambuwal for Betraying Gbajabiamila
• Okowa: 'Why I Opted for Low - Key Birthday Celebration'
• FG: Excess Crude Account Intact
• Buhari Advised to Increase Debt, Appoint ‘Reform Czar’ by Transition C’ttee
• Bombings in the North Escalate as 30 are Killed in Kaduna, Borno
• FG Declares War on Cattle Rustlers, Bandits in the North West/Central
• Couple In Trouble Over Defiling and Battering of 13-year Old Girl
• Kwara APC: How North-Central APC Ratified Saraki's Senate Presidency
• Again Ohanaeze Youths, Others Warn Against Ousting Ekweremadu
• Industrial Court Orders Okorocha, ISIEC to Pay Salaries of Dissolved Members
• Workers Laud Buhari on Bail out Funds for Governors
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ADVERTISEM PDP asks Fayose to ignore APC criticisms
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose
The
Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has advised Governor Ayodele
Fayose to ignore criticisms by the All Progressives Congress and focus
on his developmental projects because they (APC) have nothing to offer.
The party commended the governor for his achievements “in the face of a war” against him by the opposition party in the state.
A statement by the Ekiti State PDP
Chairman, Chief Idowu Faleye, on Wednesday, listed the ongoing
construction work at Aduni Olayinka Centre in Ado Ekiti and the road
construction from Irewumi-Iworoko road through Olorunsogo to the Trade
Fair area as part of the achievements.
The statement read, “It could only take a
courageous man to still have time to think about development of his
state with the kind of war that was waged against the governor by the
former APC lawmakers.
“We commend the governor for his
astuteness, bold steps and love of the people of Ekiti State despite the
confrontations by the fifth columnists and their agents of retardation
as being represented by the opposition APC in the state.
“What we are saying is that the governor
should not bother himself with the antics of the APC because they don’t
have any good thing to offer the state except creating chaos where
there is none as they did in government in the past.”
Meanwhile, the APC has slammed Fayose
over his comment that the N2.1bn accruable to Ekiti State from the
N413.7bn dividend and tax paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to
the Federal Government was not a bailout to the state.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the
state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Taiwo Olatubosun, described the
position of the governor as “ingratitude taken too far.”
The statement said, “This is an
irresponsible statement coming from a governor over which his colleague
governors, labour unions and all well meaning Nigerians were full of
gratitude to the President for the bailout. Fayose, as usual, is up to
one of his antics whenever money is involved.
“His statement that Ekiti wage bill is
N2.6bn has given him away as a liar who wants to shortchange Ekiti
people again. For the avoidance of doubt, the wage bill of Ekiti State
workers is N1.6bn and if we include subventions to higher institutions,
pensions and political appointees’ salaries which is N600m, everything
amounts to N2.2bn. We wonder where Fayose got the figure of N2.6bn.”
Eagles: NFF confirms Oliseh, approves Dutch assistant
Sunday Oliseh
The
Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that former Nigeria
international Sunday Oliseh will coach the Super Eagles with a team that
will include a Dutch as an assistant.
A manager close to Oliseh in Europe, who
has full knowledge of the talks between the NFF and Oliseh in London,
confirmed to The PUNCH on Wednesday that the former Eagles captain had
accepted the job offer and would work with an assistant from Europe.
He said, “I can confirm that Sunny
(Oliseh) has accepted the offer and he will be working with an assistant
coming down from Europe as well.”
On
Wednesday, the NFF confirmed they were in talks with the Belgium-based
Nigerian to replace Stephen Keshi, who was kicked out as Eagles coach on
Saturday. Oliseh met with NFF president Amaju Pinnick and Austin Jay
Jay Okocha in London on Tuesday.
“An offer has been made, and there is an
understanding, but we have to work out the final details of the
agreement in a few days. Of course, the Executive Board has to give
approval for his appointment based on the final terms to be agreed,”
Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development
Committee said on Wednesday.
The NFF added that Oliseh would come
with a “foreign technical assistant, whose job description will centre
around development programmes, and working with clubs’ youth teams and
certified academies towards developing the game from the grassroots.
“Current stand-in coach Salisu Yusuf
will also be in the new team, but with greater devotion to the
home-based team, otherwise known as Super Eagles B, and will be the
interface between the technical crew and the home boys.”
From the details of the package being
finalised, Oliseh is expected to come up with a five-year developmental
plan “to fashion a unique playing and coaching philosophy for all the
national teams, and will for this purpose, interface regularly with
coaches of those teams.
“We are also looking at how he will
periodically organise clinics and seminars for coaches of clubs in the
Nigeria Professional Football League, probably once in a month, so as to
strengthen the playing philosophy across board. A robust youth
development programme, elite player development strategy and performance
programmes to drive higher standards, among other core sustainable
development programmes, are also part of the proposal,” Anyansi-Agwu
said.
NFF President Pinnick said, “Sunday
Oliseh has vast experience and immense knowledge of the game, and will
certainly add value to what we are doing. He has bought into our vision
and objectives towards the development of Nigeria football. He will
command the respect of the players and we trust he has the temperament
to work harmoniously with the Technical and Development Committee, the
Technical Directorate and the Technical Study Group.
“On our part at the NFF, we will give
him all the support to succeed as we have been giving to all our
coaches. Subject to the approval of the NFF Executive Committee, we will
conclude negotiations by weekend and he will be unveiled next week.”